Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-23
STANTON.
Chnreh Repairs-week or Prayer
Several Deaths.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
STANTON, November %, 1887.
The main audience room of the First
/ Presbyterian church in this city. which
has been closed for the past two months
whilst repairs were in the process of exc
cuuon. was opened for regular services
last Sabbath morning. Rev. ID. X.
Mcfarland, ID. d., pastor delivered an
impressive sermon, appropriate to the oc-
casion, from the text i" Not iorsaking
the assembling Of ourselves together, ;"
Hebrews ", 2j, the scope and object of
the sermon being TO set forth the ne
cesslty and importance OF those places
and assemblies which have for their Oh
lect the public and social worship OF
God. A very large assemblage of per
sons were present.
The regular worship and services of
the church were not hindered during the
time the repairs were going on, rs the
large lecture and Sabbath. school room
furnished ample space for that tempo
rary purpose The entire building has
received all needed repairs, costing about
$4,000. The windows are of stained
Cathedral glass. Two of them-one on
each side of the pulpit-are the special
gift of Miss Mary j. Baldwin, principal
Of the Augusta Female Seminary
During the year the church has met
all its expenses, including these repairs,
and contributed $4,000 to the work of
Christian beneficence. The committee
in charge of the work were Elders ID. A.
Kayser and W. j. Nelson, and DeacoDs
James II. Blackley, William A. Burke,
and Thomas A. Bledsoe, with Mr.. Arista
Hoge as treasurer.
The Week of Prayer for the special
benefit of the Young Mems Christian
Associations was brought to n close Sun
day night before very full coDgrega-
ton mt the First Presbyterian church.
Mr.. II. NJ. Mcllhaney presided. Mr..
Williams, State secretary, was present
and delivered an entertaining and instruc-
tive address.
Mr.. Samuel Ashby Kinuear young
man, son of John A. Kinnear, Esq, of
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, died on the
18th instant, alter few days illness of
pneumonia. He married last September
Miss Matte NJ. Mackey, daughter of the
late DR.. A. S. Mackey, of the same
county. The funeral services and burial
were at Timber Ridge church on the
18th, Rev. Alfred Jones, pastor. The
death of this young man has cast sad
gloom over the community, and caused
many expressions of sympathy for tue
young widow and the bereaved families.
Miss Sarah A. Fuller died at her resi-
dence in this city on the afternoon of the
10Th instant. in the eighty-ninth year of
her age Her funeral was from the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, yes
terday afternoon, Rev. DR.. Gardner, pas
tor, and was largely attended, the de-
ceased being a member of that church. F.
She was of a family who moved from
Fredericksburg to StauntOn in 1908. /
One brother died a few years since,
having lived to a very advanced age. /
Another brother, Mr. George ". Fuller,
survives, and is about two years younger I
than the sister whose death is noticed. .
The family have always been held in the .
highest esteem. Mr.. George Fuller is .
the oldest member of the Masons in this ;
clly VI community, anu IL NeHcidIeu ~ I
his brethren.
The dedication OF the new rel-Hill /
Baptist church, in this county, will take
place next Sabbath. Rev. John II. lay
lor, the present and for several years
past moderator of the Augusta Associa-
lion, is pastor. The dedicatory sermon
will be preached by Rev. DR.. A. E. Dick
nson, of Richmond.
The installation of Rev. J. E. Booker
as pastor of Hebron church took place
asst Saturday, as announced in the Dis
patch of the 10th instant
Cards are out announcingthe marriage.
at the First Presbyterian church, in this
city, on Thursday evening, December
LIST, of Miss Alice Cochran Reid and Rev. /
W. S. Plumer Bryan. CANTON.